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The ship Henri IV dropped anchor before Quebec on the seventh day of

August This being the Company's vessel, hundreds of Canadians flocked

to the wharves And again flags decked the château and town, and

cannon roared The Henri IV was part merchantman and part man-of-war

Her ports bristled with cannon, her marines wore formidable cutlasses,

and the law on board was military in the strictest sense Stores and

as of

plaster, uniforms, cannon, small arms, beads and trinkets of no value

save to the Indian, silk and wool and a beautifulfor the

cathedral And in return she was to carry away mink, otter and beaver

skins

Breton had been left behind by the Chevalier, who had joined a scouting

party up the river Love and anxiety haddisastrous news fro of the

settlement and the ood appetite So Bretonup the river instead of down

To-day he lingered to witness the debarkation Besides, the Henri IV

was a great ship, bringing with her a vague perfume from France

Listlessly he watched the seamen empty the hold of its treasures;

carelessly he observed theof sweethearts and lovers, wives and

husbands Toin!

it was not possible! Was his brain fooling hirew faint Did

he really see these two olddown the ship's ladder to the